What goes on in Hospice is reserved for those intimately involved in the care.
Even I, a 'coordinator of volunteer programs and administration' am somewhat at a distance, as I am coordinating and doing administration that is needed to allow all of the AMAZING-ness to happen. Sadly- there's too much paperwork required at this point in our society's existence, and to be honest, i am glad for this to be MY job, so that others can do their beautiful work supporting the humyns utilizing hospice services.
and that's what i am doing. getting paid for it, living off it, raising my kids, as i work for a hospice. BIG blessing.
there's been a couple deaths in the past week. Today was a day that two of them 'intersected', and sort of 'spilled over' into our administration building, that doesn't have all the intensity of the emotions within it on the daily.
It was an honour today to see one of our amazing staff work her humble beautiful magic today...still from a slight distance....but I knew she was doing her 'work'. I was able to support her missions, and i was able to check in and hug her, to make sure she would be 'ok' once her day was over. She had supported both those families who had lost a child, today she did. I know that even though this is her 'gift' in this lifetime, to hold sacred healing space for folks going through the hardest times of their lives,hands down- it still leaves her with herself at the end of the day, and i just see and KNOW that she needs to take care of herself... because every week/month, there are more beautiful human story experiences that will continue to happen.... this is the nature of hospice, and really, the nature of humyn existence.
SO, many of the days, i am at a computer, writing e-mails and working with hard copy files and databases and forms and checks and lists...
but what i am REALLY a part of, is a beautiful organization that helps families and humans die a much more meaning-FULL-y beautiful and supported death, and it's an honour.
Even I, a 'coordinator of volunteer programs and administration' am somewhat at a distance, as I am coordinating and doing administration that is needed to allow all of the AMAZING-ness to happen. Sadly- there's too much paperwork required at this point in our society's existence, and to be honest, i am glad for this to be MY job, so that others can do their beautiful work supporting the humyns utilizing hospice services.
and that's what i am doing. getting paid for it, living off it, raising my kids, as i work for a hospice. BIG blessing.
there's been a couple deaths in the past week. Today was a day that two of them 'intersected', and sort of 'spilled over' into our administration building, that doesn't have all the intensity of the emotions within it on the daily.
It was an honour today to see one of our amazing staff work her humble beautiful magic today...still from a slight distance....but I knew she was doing her 'work'. I was able to support her missions, and i was able to check in and hug her, to make sure she would be 'ok' once her day was over. She had supported both those families who had lost a child, today she did. I know that even though this is her 'gift' in this lifetime, to hold sacred healing space for folks going through the hardest times of their lives,hands down- it still leaves her with herself at the end of the day, and i just see and KNOW that she needs to take care of herself... because every week/month, there are more beautiful human story experiences that will continue to happen.... this is the nature of hospice, and really, the nature of humyn existence.
SO, many of the days, i am at a computer, writing e-mails and working with hard copy files and databases and forms and checks and lists...
but what i am REALLY a part of, is a beautiful organization that helps families and humans die a much more meaning-FULL-y beautiful and supported death, and it's an honour.
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